We held a general meeting on September 4th, 2025 at the Nautilus Room in the Coronado Community Center with almost 90 people in attendance.

 1. Co-Chair Kevin Shaeffer welcomed the members back from a brief summer break from CRC Membership meetings. Kevin summarized the origins of the Club (founded in April 2025), how we are already close to 200 members, and our mission to be a Club of action for the community. He also highlighted how CRC participated in the 4th of July Parade with a beautiful and patriotic float, and how much we’re looking forward to participating again next July 4th. We will be looking for more volunteers for next year’s parade which will be extra special as we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary.

2. Kelly Purvis, City Council member, gave an update on city issues including the border sewage water problem, city budget, the Cays Park master plan, the city’s pump station for our own sewage, new public art on phone boxes around town, and California zoning issues, among others.  She reminded members that we can watch the City Council meetings live on TV here: https://www.coronado.ca.us/196/Coronado-TV

Coronado TV can also be found on Spectrum Cable Channel 19 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.  

The city also has a Public Meeting Video Library where you can view videos of all past public meetings of the City Council and its commissions. See https://coronado.12milesout.com/#page=1

3. Next, Fitz Lee, Trustee of Coronado Unified School District (CUSD), reported on the ongoing issue that our public library permits children to check out books, and to view websites, with sexually explicit content and content that normalizes LGBTQ+ sexual preferences, without any reference to the material being age-appropriate. He has advocated for parental control on this issue over the last 2 years and reported on the advances he has accomplished in getting CUSD to permit parents to supervise and limit what content their children can access. Fitz further says that this permissiveness is a national issue being pushed by the American Library Association which dismisses the role of parents to guide their own children.  

4. Cindy Wilson, chair of the Grassroots Committee, spoke about the need to organize now in the Fall of 2025 for the 2026 elections.

Grassroots Committee Briefing

• Grassroots Committee Chair Cindy Wilson provided a briefing on upcoming 2026 local elections for public office in City Council and School Board.

• Coronado will have 2 City Council seats and 3 School Board seats open in 2026!

• It isn’t too early to start thinking if you’d like to be a candidate for office, or if you have prospective candidates in mind to inquire about their interest in running.

• CRC is dedicated to increasing structured support to qualified local candidates who we endorse and in accordance with federal, state, and local election laws. Every seat will fundamentally matter to how our community and schools function and thrive in the face of numerous challenges.

5. Our chair of the Membership Committee, Jo Klinker, reported that we have 175 paid members and that at this meeting, we got a few more new members.  She encouraged everyone to talk to friends and neighbors to invite them to join the CRC.

6. As a final point, two of our members, Megan Keller and Bryan Cooper, addressed the meeting. Megan spoke passionately about her son Cade, and brought us all up to speed with the third annual Cade’s Day event (at McP’s Irish Pub) for suicide prevention that she hosts with Brian. Cade's Day began after his loss to suicide at just 16 years old. The event was held on September 13, and exists to bring attention to suicide prevention and practical support for students pursuing technical education. Thank you Megan and Brian, we proudly support your efforts and dedication to make a difference in Cade’s memory!